Abstract
Purpose: Stroke is one of the most common causes of disability because of functional, cognitive, and psychological issues. Motor deficits in the afflicted upper extremity affect about 50% of stroke survivors. To evaluate the effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy(mCIMT) on hemiparetic right/left upper limb functions and quality of life(QOL).
 Materials and Methods: In this prospective, randomized, controlled and single-blind study, 40 patients were assigned to the right-mCIMT(n=10), left-mCIMT(n=10), or control(n=20). mCIMT was applied 4h/day, 2 weeks, 10-sessions. A conventional rehabilitation program was applied to all patients. Patients were evaluated using Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment(FMA), Motor Activity Log(MAL), Stroke Impact Scale(SIS), Box-Block Test(BBT), the number of repetitions in shaping exercises, and the duration of task exercise.
 Results: There was a statistically significant improvement in the FMA of the left-mCIMT group(p
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